Reviews by Sixpoint:

This place is awesome. I often find myself in Chicago, and when I do, I always manage a way to get to the Map Room. A little about the place...

The place is set up like a neighborhood pub. The bar is long and rectangular. In the back of the bar, there is a (free) pool table and a couple of dart boards. There are booths and tables around the perimeter.

On any given night, you can sit back and enjoy the revelry. The bar is in Wrigleyville (I think) and as a result, there are a lot of 20-somethings and 30-somethings enjoying the revelry.

The service is always good. Most of the bartenders are very knowledgeable about their beers, and if you need suggestions, they will help you.

The selection is impressive. There are at least 20 different tap lines, and most of the time, they have some really rare items on tap. If you want bottles, their beer menu scans for pages and pages....

The best time to go is on a Sunday afternoon. You'll find yourself in there with only a dozen or so people. Since this place isn't that large, it can get a bit clausterphobic on a Friday or Saturday night.

My favorite Chicago multi-tap, and a place I make it a point to visit several times on every Chicago visit. Great draft and bottle selection, with new items almost daily. Nice, beer-savvy people on both sides of the bar.

This is my neighborhood bar... a mere two blocks away from my home of the last 15 years.
The Map Room is widely known and loved by most. It was a pioneer in brining Chicagoans a wide variety of craft beers.

I started going in 2003 after returning from England and finding out that The Map Room had an engine that poured English beers from a cask.

My only suggestion is that they should serve flights.

Visit The Map Room when you are in Chicago ... But, know that there is much more in what many here believe is becoming the center of the third generation of craft brewers.

My go-to, very first stop when visiting Chicago. Possibly tied with Belmont Station in Portland as my favorite place in the US to bend my elbow. Fantastic beer selection, well-educated staff and, well...it is truly a Map Room!

Map room consistently has a solid tap list and more than a few interesting bottles. Only issue is that they seem to run out of what you are looking for quite often. Not to worry! A quick chat with the bartender will result in you finding a new beer or even brewery that is just as good, or better, than the one you were originally seeking.

This is a good craft brew place to visit. Seemed to be set up like a coffee shop, but with craft beer. Meaning, ample space to set up your labtop and get some work done, while enjoying local brews. The service was fine, but slow, but that was mostly due to another patron and a long winded story. Selection was fine, and they had several local options. But the selection didn't blow me away. The place came highly recommended, and while not quite living up to hype, I'd still recommend checking out.